Winterthur Music Festival Weeks

The Music Festival 2005 at the Skin concert

Spectators at the 2009 Music Festival

The Winterthur Music Festival Weeks are a 12-day old town music festival, at which, in addition to the daily concerts on Steinberggasse and the church square in Winterthur's old town, there are also cabaret, street music and young bands to discover. Around 70 acts play on a total of four stages - most of them in the free program. A weekend is chargeable, all events are free for nine days. The music festival weeks take place in August and were held for the 40th time in 2015. They are the oldest regular open-air festival in Switzerland and attract around 50,000 visitors every year. The promotion of local bands, the presentation of international new discoveries and lively cooperation in the urban cultural scene are particularly important to the festival.

organization

An association is responsible for the organization of the Musikfestwochen. Its board of directors appoints a management team that is responsible for organizing the festival. Over 600 volunteers make the festival even possible. During the music festival weeks, the surrounding bars and concert venues such as the Salzhaus, Gaswerk, Albani and Kraftfeld provide a wide supporting program with club concerts and after parties.

history

The festival was founded in 1976 as a response to the Lucerne Music Festival , which was perceived as elitist , with the aim of providing a platform for contemporary music. At that time the budget was 1500 francs. For the first three years, the music festival weeks took place in the Africana-Bar and were then moved to their current location in Steinberggasse, where they still take place today.

Past line-ups

Below is a list of the most important artists at the concerts of the last few years (main and free concerts).

• 1976: Krokus , RVW
• 1977: Krokus , Floyd Hunchback Group
• 1978: The Boomtown Rats , Country Joe McDonald , James Booker
• 1979: Alvin Lee & Ten Years After , Taj Mahal , Wolfgang Ambros , Konstantin Wecker , Miriam Makeba
• 1980: Rory Gallagher , Donovan , Lindisfarne
• 1981: There were no major concerts that year.
• 1982: There were no major concerts that year.
• 1983: There were no major concerts that year.
• 1984: Mink DeVille , The Luther Allison Band , Pino Daniele , Aswad , Queen Ida
• 1985: Friedrich Gulda and the Winterthurer Stadtorchester , Herbert Grönemeyer , Wolf Maahn & die Deserteure , Rubén Blades y Seis Del Solar , Hugh Masekela , Xalam , Rochereau
• 1986: John McLaughlin and the Winterthurer Stadtorchester , Working Week , Carmel , Eric Burdon , Johnny Mars , Stephan Sulke , Heinz Rudolf Kunze
• 1987: The Kinks , Udo Lindenberg , Alla Pugacheva , The Georgia Satellites , Chick Corea & Friedrich Gulda , Toy Dolls
• 1988: Iggy Pop , Living Color , Edoardo Bennato , Rainhard Fendrich , Ornette Coleman and the Winterthurer Stadtorchester , Mint Juleps , The Godfathers , Julia Fordham
• 1989: Stray Cats , Nina Hagen , Mano Negra , Noir Désir , Gilberto Gil Group , The Mission , Roger Chapman , New Model Army , Steve Thomson , Underworld
• 1990: Aerosmith , Meat Loaf , The Pogues , Tanita Tikaram , Quireboys , Hothouse Flowers , Bartrek , Hands Up , Prodigal Sons , Genocide
• 1991: Iron Maiden , The Sisters of Mercy , The Almighty , The Moody Marsden Band , Frank Tovey & The Pyros
• 1992: Neville Brothers , Randy Newman , Public Enemy , Winterthurer Stadtorchester & Moondog & Stephan Eicher , Urban Dance Squad , Die Toten Hosen ( People, Animals, Sensations Tour ), Manic Street Preachers , Andy White , Doug Legacy & The Zydeco Party Band , Sens Unik
• 1993: Us3 , Foreigner , Ligabue , Nits and the Winterthur Stadtorchester with the Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra , Johnny Clegg & Savuka , Moleque de Rua , Hazel O'Connor , Siouxsie and the Banshees , Texas , The Brian May Band
• 1994: Rollins Band , Senser , Stiltskin , Die Ärzte , The Damned , Terry Hoax , Red Devils , BAP , Paolo Conte
• 1995: Green Day , Soundgarden , Beck , Foo Fighters , Massive Attack , Radiohead , Pennywise , The Riverdales , Geoffrey Oryema , Walter Wolfman Washington , Shootyz Groove , Kyuss , Lokua Kanza , Hans 'n' Moses
• 1996: The Prodigy , Prong , Weezer , The Offspring , Millencolin , Headcrash , Social Distortion , Neneh Cherry , Ice-T , Züri West , Babylon Zoo , Supergrass , Selig , Sadat X , Onyx , Heather B. and MOP , Morcheeba , Das Cartel
• 1997: There were no major concerts that year.
• 1998: Polo Hofer & Schmetterlingband , Lovebugs , The Young Gods , MXD , Superkind , No Religion , I Salonisti , Acapickels , Herr Thiel & Herr Sassine , Mich Gerber , Corin Curschellas
• 1999: Marc Almond , No Means No , The Peacocks , Althaus Schönhaus Quartett , Now's Never , Ursus & Nadeschkin , Leningrad Cowboys , Apocalyptica , HIM , Freundeskreis , Articolo 31 , Subzonic , Patent Ochsner , Ricky , Plankton
• 2000: Ween , The Black Eyed Peas , Boss Hog , Fettes Brot , Terry Callier , Jay-Jay Johanson , Gluecifer , Cell Division , De / Vision , Dynamite Deluxe
• 2001: Muse , Stone Temple Pilots , Papa Roach , Run-DMC , Alien Ant Farm , Sertab Erener , Levent Yüksel , The Hellacopters
• 2002: Gentleman , Flowerpot , Turntablerocker , Son Goku , Skalariak , Wolf Maahn , Sportfreunde Stiller , Joy Denalane , Michael von der Heide , TJ Signorino , The Brand New Rhythm
• 2003: Eels , Patrice , Lady Saw , ASD , Silly Walks Movement , Jojo Mayer , Skarface , Rolf Stahlhofen , Curse , Stress , Favez , DJ Koze , Besh o Drom
• 2004: Velvet Revolver , Everlast , Auf der Maur , Kaizers Orchestra , Sam Ragga Band , Sens Unik , The Slackers , The Adicts , Panteón Rococó , Flogging Molly , Frank Popp Ensemble , Bauchklang , Famara
• 2005: The Offspring , The Roots , Skin , Beatsteaks , Massive Töne , Hot Hot Heat , Backyard Babies , Mobile , Gliss , Michael von der Heide , Phenomden , Mouse on Mars , El Pus , Culcha Candela , Clueso , Mangu
• 2006: Eagles of Death Metal , Jan Delay , Jimmy Eat World , Blackmail , El Presidente , Slut , Gods of Blitz , Klee , Ohrbooten , William White , Mediengruppe Telekommander , Eskorzo , The Delilahs
• 2007: Kasabian , Turbonegro , Lunik , The Young Gods , Eagles of Death Metal , Anna Ternheim , Navel , Winterthurer Symphoniker with Yoshiro Hanno , Jeans Team , Heidi Happy , Mardi Gras.bb , Che Sudaka , Miss Platnum , Kinderzimmer Productions
• 2008: Madrugada , Grand Avenue , Johnossi , Róisín Murphy , Hot Chip , Stephan Eicher , Stiller Has , Madsen , Breitbild , Balkan Beat Box , Senor Coconut
• 2009: Morcheeba , Keane , The Kooks , Danko Jones , Lamb , Athlete , Martina Topley-Bird , Seven , Bonaparte , Friska Viljor , Weyermann & Trummer , Wurzel 5 , Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar
• 2010: Paolo Nutini , Eels , Black Rebel Motorcycle Club , White Lies , The Gaslight Anthem , The Young Gods , Nouvelle Vague , Frank Turner , Rox , Ghinzu , Prinz Pi , Blue October
• 2011: Simple Minds , Manic Street Preachers , Archive , dEUS , Apocalyptica , The Darkness , Anna Calvi , Iron and Wine , Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros , PVP , 77 Bombay Street , Eluveitie , Pantéon Rococó
• 2012: Sigur Ros , Franz Ferdinand , The Hives , Flogging Molly , Get Well Soon , Kettcar , Apparat , Greis , Giant Giant Sand , The Black Seeds , The Answer , Baby Jail , Del Castillo , Get Well Soon, Ewert and the Two Dragons
• 2013: Element Of Crime , Sophie Hunger , Milky Chance , Travis , Glen Hansard , Sea + Air , Sportfreunde Stiller , Casper , Royal Republic , Kashmir , Steaming Satellites , Knackeboul , Fiva , Ranglekods , Efterklang , Mighty Oaks , Hecht , Stiller Has , Turbostaat , Velvet Two Stripes
• 2014: Airbourne , Triggerfinger , Elbow , Nada Surf , Damien Rice , Other Lives , Balthazar , Sohn , AnnenMayKantereit , Ebo Taylor , Nick Waterhouse , Kakkmaddafakka , Käptn Peng & die Tentakel von Delphi
• 2015: Ben Howard , Calexico , Beatsteaks , Bad Religion , Donots , Seasick Steve , Fink , Manchester Orchestra , Ibeyi , Augustines , Villagers , Philipp Fankhauser , Kitty, Daisy & Lewis , Sólstafir , Orlando Julius & The Heliocentrics, Olli Schulz , Vök , Binkbeats , Chassol
• 2016: Tom Odell , Irie Révoltés , Frank Turner , Daughter , Elias , Dub FX , Neonschwarz , Pennywise , Band Of Skulls , Oh Wonder , Russkaja , Local Natives , Breitbild , Pablo Nouvelle , Agent Fresco , The Boxer Rebellion , Heymoonshaker
• 2017: Andy Shauf , Band of Horses , Broilers , Faber , Feine Sahne Fischfilet , Feist , Glen Hansard , Kraftklub , Philipp Poisel , Allah-Las , Zeal & Ardor , Steve 'n' Seagulls , Bukahara , Baze , Oddisee & Good Compny
• 2018: Metronomy , Benjamin Clementine , Ider , Billy Talent , Black Foxxes , Beginner , Turbostaat , Käptn Peng & Die Tentakel von Delphi , Beginner, Tocotronic , Curtis Harding , Fiva x JRBB , Kadavar , Ghostpoet , Nilüfer Yanya , Altin Gün , Big Thief , Tshegue , Gisbert zu Knyphausen , Von Wegen Lisbeth , Klangstof , Mammal Hands
• 2019: Alice Phoebe Lou , AnnenMayKantereit , Laura Misch , Mighty Oaks , Nothing but Thieves , Ocean Alley , Skinny Lister , Reykjavíkurdætur , Ikan Hyu , Kid Simius , Lee Fields & The Expressions, The Two , Golden Dawn Arkestra , Gentleman's Dub Club , Hockey Dad

literature

• Üsé Meyer: Festival fever! 30 years of music festival weeks. Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0753-1 .

Web links

Commons : Winterthurer Musikfestwochen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the Winterthur Music Festival